Forficulidae (Common Earwigs)

Species in this group

Anechura bipunctata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Timomenus aeris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Paratimomenus flavocapitata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Forficula mediterranea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Eulithinus analis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Doru gracilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Forficula dentata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Forficula auricularia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chelidurella acanthopygia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Elaunon bipartitus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Praos perdita

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anechura crinitata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Metresura flaviceps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chelidura pyrenaica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mesochelidura bolivari

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Guanchia pubescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pseudochelidura sinuata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Metresura flavipes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Apterygida albipennis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Endemic

Proforficula peringueyi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Common Earwigs

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	3 of 20	~40%
	Timomenus aeris			~20%
	Paratimomenus flavocapitata			~10%
	Anechura crinitata			~10%
2	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 20	~30%
	Anechura bipunctata			~30%
3	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 20	~20%
	Anechura bipunctata			~20%
4	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 20	~20%
	Forficula mediterranea			~10%
	Eulithinus analis			~10%
5	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 20	~20%
	Anechura bipunctata			~20%
6	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 20	~20%
	Anechura bipunctata			~20%
7	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 20	~20%
	Chelidura pyrenaica			~10%
	Anechura bipunctata			~10%
	Pseudochelidura sinuata			~10%
8	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 20	~10%
	Anechura bipunctata			~10%
9	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
	Mesochelidura bolivari			~10%
10	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 20	~10%
	Chelidurella acanthopygia			~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
11	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~10%
	Doru gracilis			~10%
12	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 20	~10%
	Metresura flaviceps			~10%
	Metresura flavipes			~10%
13	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
14	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
15	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
16	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
17	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
18	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
19	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~10%
	Elaunon bipartitus			~10%
20	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
21	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
22	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~10%
	🦋 Praos perdita			~10%
23	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
24	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
25	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~10%
	Elaunon bipartitus			~10%
26	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 20	~10%
	Guanchia pubescens			~10%
27	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
28	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	<5%
	European Earwig			<5%
29	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 20	<5%
	Hop-Garden Earwig			<5%
30	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 20	<5%
	Proforficula peringueyi			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 20	~20%
	European Earwig			~10%
	Hop-Garden Earwig			~10%
	Chelidurella acanthopygia			<5%
2	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 20	~20%
	Forficula mediterranea			~20%
3	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	3 of 20	~20%
	Hop-Garden Earwig			~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
	Chelidurella acanthopygia			~10%
4	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
	Hop-Garden Earwig			<5%
	Chelidurella acanthopygia			<5%
5	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 20	~10%
	Hop-Garden Earwig			~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
6	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
	Hop-Garden Earwig			~10%
7	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
8	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
9	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
	Chelidurella acanthopygia			<5%
	Hop-Garden Earwig			<5%
10	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
11	La Paz	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
12	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
13	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
14	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
15	Almaty	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 20	~10%
	Anechura bipunctata			~10%
16	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
17	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
18	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
19	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
20	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			<5%
	Chelidurella acanthopygia			<5%
21	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
22	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
23	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
24	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
25	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
26	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
27	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
28	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
29	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Forficula mediterranea			~10%
	Western Earwig			<5%
30	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 20	~10%
	Hop-Garden Earwig			<5%
	European Earwig			<5%
31	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
32	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			<5%
	Hop-Garden Earwig			<5%
33	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
34	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
35	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
36	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
37	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
38	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
39	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Forficula mediterranea			~10%
40	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
41	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~10%
	Elaunon bipartitus			~10%
42	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
43	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
44	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
45	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 20	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
46	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 20	~10%
	Hop-Garden Earwig			~10%
47	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	<5%
	European Earwig			<5%
48	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 20	<5%
	European Earwig			<5%
49	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 20	<5%
	European Earwig			<5%
50	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 20	<5%
	Western Earwig			<5%
51	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 20	<5%
	Western Earwig			<5%
52	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 20	<5%
	European Earwig			<5%
53	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 20	<5%
	Proforficula peringueyi			<5%
54	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 20	<5%
	Elaunon bipartitus			<5%
55	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 20	<5%
	European Earwig			<5%
56	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 20	<5%
	Western Earwig			<5%

Common Earwigs

Species in this group

Anechura bipunctata

Timomenus aeris

Paratimomenus flavocapitata

Forficula mediterranea

Eulithinus analis

Doru gracilis

Western Earwig

European Earwig

Chelidurella acanthopygia

Elaunon bipartitus

Praos perdita

Anechura crinitata

Metresura flaviceps

Chelidura pyrenaica

Mesochelidura bolivari

Guanchia pubescens

Pseudochelidura sinuata

Metresura flavipes

Hop-Garden Earwig

Proforficula peringueyi

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Common Earwigs

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked